Every three days, an innocent dog dies because of Greyhound racing in Florida. Of those poor canines, 94 percent are three years old or younger.

It is not uncommon for Greyhounds used in the racing industry to be drugged. Over the past decade, more than 400 racing Greyhounds have tested positive for cocaine, novocaine, oxycodone, and lidocaine. Further, female dogs in the industry are routinely injected with anabolic steroids in order to keep them racing and enhance their performance.

When they aren’t being exploited on the racetrack, racing Greyhounds are confined in metal cages stacked on top of each other. For an average of 20 to 23 hours each day, they are trapped in these horribly inhumane kennels which hardly allow them to move around at all. What’s worse, they are given nothing more than shredded paper or discarded pieces of carpet to lay on.

As these facts show, Greyhound racing is a deeply cruel industry which has no place in modern society. Thankfully, people are beginning to realize this and demand change.

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In Florida, which is home to 11 of the 17 Greyhound racing facilities remaining in the U.S., a coalition of organizations has proposed an amendment that would completely phase out Greyhound racing in the state by 2020 if passed.

Called Amendment 13, this proposed change would save thousands of dogs from the cruelty and abuse of this antiquated industry. Plus, it would set an important precedent and lead the way for the other five states where active race tracks still exist — Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Texas, and West Virginia — to ban the disturbing “sport” as well.

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you need to do some serious research, you must be a paid troll from greed2k, repeating their lies wont make them facts, everything you wrote is lies and shows you have NO knowledge or experience with greyhounds, stick with your poodles because they will be after all pet ownership next

This article is just recirculating lies and propaganda put forth by lobbyists who want to remove dog racing from casinos – so the casinos can make even more money. A dog does NOT die every 3 days. The actual number of deaths includes those from disease and natural causes. Far more pets die in their own backyards than racing greyhounds in the US. No animal kept confined up to 23 hours a day could possibly have the strength and musculature these athletes have. The TRUTH is that they race once or twice per week for 30 seconds. The rest of their time is spent hanging out with other hounds, getting massages and swim therapy, free running to stay in shape and resting/relaxing. They are happy well cared for dogs and ALL of them get adopted when they retire. The drug claims are more lies which have been debunked. The State tests the hounds at every race and a few positives have been found to be from HANDLERS with residue on their hands. Greyhound racing is very safe and the rate of injury and death is far lower than that of pets. Furthermore, the adoption network ensures they all get homes -none go to shelters and none are euthanized unless a veterinarian feels it is necessary. Please stop regurgitating lies and misinformation

That photo is not of racing greyhounds. Those are pet greyhounds at a fun run. No racing greyhound would wear a decorative martingale collar or any collar. Makes me wonder if you\’re getting your facts from Grey2KUSA which is notorious for stealing others\’ greyhound photos and posting them with a lie about what they portray.

fake racing pictures to go with fake facts, they think if they repeat them enough they will become true, the anti racing groups are getting scared because so many people are getting educated on the real facts and voting NO on 13